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[Treatment of a persistent postoperative chylothorax with octreotide]
Kazuhiro Miura1, H Ono, H Endou
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
|September 22, 2009
Abstract:
Chylothorax is a serious postoperative complication in the field of thoracic surgery. To treat refractory chylothorax, various methods including surgery are employed. In this study, we report a patient with refractory chylothorax in whom treatment with octreotide acetate was successful, although the chylorrhea site could not be determined during additional thoracotomy.